A Dressing Room Encounter

I should have said: You are boisterous and loud and joyful. I should have said: You are energetic and funny and fun. I should have said: You are more a warrior, a student, a leader. I should have said: You are more than a number. I should have said: You are powerful, fierce, and strong. I should have said: Your beauty has nothing to do with convention. I should have said: You are worth so much more. Instead of saying: Stop it, you look great! I wish I looked like you. At least you still fit into those! Stop it, you're so skinny! Instead of believing: Your worth is your shape, your face, your sexuality. Your worth is what others think of you. Your worth is what sells. Your worth is what others enjoy. Instead of relegating it to one thing: A number.